Prolific inventor Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, during a fierce lightning storm in modern-day Croatia. The midwife deemed it a bad omen, predicting that he would be a "child of darkness ...

Nikola Tesla, who was born on this day in 1856, has long been a fascinating and enigmatic figure. While his contributions to science went underappreciated for years, his work is finally being ...

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian scientist and inventor born on 10th July 1856 at Smijlan, Austria which is now located in modern-day Croatia. He was born as the fourth child of a Roman-catholic priest.